The Cherryvale shooting at G&W Foods is under investigation by the KBI along with Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the Cherryvale Police Department. At about 3:35pm, an employee of G&W held a coworker hostage in an office in the northwest area of the store. Shortly after employees and customers began evacuating the store, gunshots were heard.

As authorities entered the office, they witnessed 28-year-old Jamal Brown shoot himself. They also located Brown's 39-year-old coworker, Luke Emmot suffering from gunshot wounds. Emmot, the victim and general manager of Cherryvale's G&W Foods and resident of Independence, was flown to a Joplin hospital where he underwent surgery. The suspect, Brown, was stabilized at a local hospital and then flown to a Tulsa hospital, but later died. It was found that Brown, the store assistant manager, shot Emmot twice, and then turned the gun on himself. Emmot is expected to make a complete recovery. G&W Foods remains closed pending the conclusion of the investigation.